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6 U.S.C. § 1202 — Railroad security-sensitive material tracking

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6 U.S.C. § 1202 — Railroad security-sensitive material tracking

**(a) Communications** (1) **In general** — In conjunction with the research and development program established under [section 1168 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1168&num=0&edition=prelim) and consistent with the results of research relating to wireless and other tracking technologies, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall develop a program that will encourage the equipping of railroad cars transporting security-sensitive materials, as defined in [section 1151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim), with technology that provides— (A) car position location and tracking capabilities; and (B) notification of railroad car depressurization, breach, unsafe temperature, or release of hazardous materials, as appropriate. (2) **Coordination** — In developing the program required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) consult with the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate the program with any ongoing or planned efforts for railroad car tracking at the Department of Transportation; and (B) ensure that the program is consistent with recommendations and findings of the Department of Homeland Security’s hazardous material railroad tank car tracking pilot programs. **(b) Funding** From the amounts appropriated pursuant to 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “section”. 114(w) 22 See References in Text note below. of title 49, there shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section— (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; (2) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and (3) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.

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6 U.S.C. § 1168 — Railroad security research and development

**(a) Establishment of research and development program** The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall carry out a research and development program for the purpose of improving the security of railroad transportation systems. **(b) Eligible projects** The research and development program may include projects— (1) to reduce the vulnerability of passenger trains, stations, and equipment to explosives and hazardous chemical, biological, and radioactive substances, including the development of technology to screen passengers in large numbers at peak commuting times with minimal interference and disruption; (2) to test new emergency response and recovery techniques and technologies, including those used at international borders; (3) to develop improved railroad security technologies, including— (A) technologies for sealing or modifying railroad tank cars; (B) automatic inspection of railroad cars; (C) communication-based train control systems; (D) emergency response training, including training in a tunnel environment; (E) security and redundancy for critical communications, electrical power, computer, and train control systems; and (F) technologies for securing bridges and tunnels; (4) to test wayside detectors that can detect tampering; (5) to support enhanced security for the transportation of security-sensitive materials by railroad; (6) to mitigate damages in the event of a cyber attack; and (7) to address other vulnerabilities and risks identified by the Secretary. **(c) Coordination with other research initiatives** The Secretary— (1) shall ensure that the research and development program is consistent with the National Strategy for Ra

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6 U.S.C. § 1151 — Definitions

In this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (2) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (3) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security. (4) **Over-the-road bus** — The term “over-the-road bus” means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. (5) **Over-the-road bus frontline employees** — In this section,11 So in original. “In this section,” probably should not appear. the term “over-the-road bus frontline employees” means over-the-road bus drivers, security personnel, dispatchers, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, ticket agents, other terminal employees, and other employees of an over-the-road bus operator or terminal owner or operator that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this subchapter. (6) **Railroad frontline employees** — In this section,1 the term “railroad frontline employees” means security personnel, dispatchers, locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen, other onboard employees, maintenance and maintenance support personnel, bridge tenders, and any other employees of railroad carriers that the Secretary determines should receive security training under this subchapter. (7) **Railroad** — The term “railroad” has the meaning that term has in [section 20102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim

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6 U.S.C. § 1202 — Railroad security-sensitive material track-

Page 487 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 1202 route for such a shipment analyzed under subsection (c); and (B) perform a safety and security risk as- sessment of the alternative route for com- parison to the route analysis specified in subsection (c); (2) ensure that the analysis under paragraph (1) includes— (A) identification of safety and security risks for an alternative route; (B) comparison of those risks identified under subparagraph (A) to the primary rail- road transportation route, including the risk of a catastrophic release from a shipment traveling along the alternate route com- pared to the primary route; (C) any remediation or mitigation meas- ures implemented on the primary or alter- native route; and (D) potential economic effects of using an alternative route; and (3) consider when determining the prac- ticable alternative routes under paragraph (1)(A) the use of interchange agreements with other railroad carriers. (e) Alternative route selection for security-sen- sitive materials The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the final rule requires each railroad carrier transporting security-sensitive materials in commerce to use the analysis required by sub- sections (c) and (d) to select the safest and most secure route to be used in transporting security- sensitive materials. (f) Review The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the final rule requires each railroad carrier transporting security-sensitive materials in commerce to annually review and select the practicable route posing the least overall safety and security risk in accordance with this sec- tion. The railroad carrier must retain in writing all route review and selection decision docu- mentation and restrict the distribution, disclo- sure, and

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